913: FISM 2025 in Turin, Italy- Day One Report

Monday 14 July, 2025

Time Stamps: These will be posted after I have gotten some sleep.

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879: Mark Pocan - "Pocan" the Political Bear

Mark Pocan represents the second congressional district in Wisconsin, near Madison. He is also a long-time magician, but had a passion since his youth for both magic and politics. He is now serving his seventh term in office and for a few years was offering a YouTube channel filled with explanations of how politics works using magic in what he called “Magic Mondays.” Although he ceased production of those videos a few years ago, he plans to get them up and running again in 2025.

Mark came from a family of politicians and, as he says, began door-to-door campaigning for his father at the tender age of six. He pursued politics through college while using magic to defray some of his costs of schooling. He still performs magic at fund raising functions and other charitable events. He is often seen attending magic conventions and has twice attended Vanishing Inc.’s magic retreats including one in Washington, D.C. where he was able to use his influence to allow attendees access to some backstage places in Congress.

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813: Magifest 2024 - Day Three Report

Saturday 27th January 2024

10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Dealer’s Room Open

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

John Guastaferro's One Degree: An Afternoon of Music, Magic, and Motivation

John G combines his love for music (classical guitar), motivational speaking (he runs a non-profit for a major corporation) and magic (he has developed some truly world-class card magic) in this one-of-a-kind event. You will leave feeling inspired and with an array of new card moves and tricks.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.